Hammock-stand and awning.



P. KING. HAMMQGK STAND AND AWNING. APPLIGATIO'N FILED JAN. 24, 1907.

902,087. Patnted Oct-27,1908.

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Witnesses flaw M A W i v I I I attormg P. KING. HAMMOGK STAND ANDAWNING. APPLICATION FILED 5111,24, 1907.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

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PETER KING, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

HAMMOCK-STANID AND AWNING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed January 24, 1907. Serial No. 353,917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Pn'rnn KING, acitizen of the United States, residingat Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in HammocleStands and Awnings, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings. '1

The present invention relates to hammock stands and awnings, and theobject of the same is to provide a stand or support of this characterwhich will be strong and durable and will. afford an adequate and safesupport for the hammock; which will support the hammock in any desiredposition between two extreme positions; which will support an awning orcanopy above the hammock adapted to protect the same both from the rainand sun; and which will enable the canopy to be adjusted to extend overeither or both sides of the hammock.

With these objects in view my invention consists of certain novelfeatures of construction to be hereinafter described, and then morefully pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myinvention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one of the supporting bases;Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 4C is a side elevation ofthe device partially broken away; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line w w of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a detail view of the guideplate for the cords; and Fig. 7 is a detail view of the combined guideplate and cleat.

in these drawings I have illustrated the preferred form of my invention,in which the reference numeral 1 indicates the supporting frame as awhole. This frame may be constructed of any suitable material, but Iprefer to use iron pipe which has the requisite strength and which isinexpensive. This frame comprises two upright members 2 which areprovided at their lower ends with a suitable supporting base which ispreferably triangular in outline and is here shown as consisting of twoarms 3 having their outer ends bent away from each other and havingtheir inner ends secured within the horizontal members of the three wayjoint 4, the vertical member of which supports the lower end of theupright 2. The joint 4 engages the supporting surface and is of suchthickness that, when the supporting surface is substantially level, thearms 3 will come in contact therewith only for that portion of theirlength lying near the outer end thereof, thus providing a base whichengages the supporting surface at but three points and which is veryfirm and free from rocking movement, such as is present in a base whichengages the supporting surface throughout its length, as the supportingsurface is seldom perfectly level.

The upright members 2 are connected one with the other by a suitable baror ridge pole 5 which is preferably secured to the upper ends of theupright members 2 by ordinary elbows 6. The hammock 7 is supportedbetween the upright members 2 in any suitable manner, themeans employedbeing preferably such as will permit of the adjustment. of the hammockto any desired position between an extreme upper and an extreme lowerposition. The means employed in the present instance consists of a bar 8having a series of downwardly inclined notches S) formed in the upperedge thereof and adapted to receive the supporting ring 10 of thehammock. The bar 8 is pivotally connected at its upper end to a ring 11which encircles the supporting member 2 which is provided on its outerside with a plurality of pins 12 adapted to be engaged by the ring 11and to hold the same in its adjusted position. The ring 11 is of suchdiameter that when held in a horizontal position it can be moved pastthe pins 12 and brought into engagement with any one of those pins,there by adjusting the height of the hammock vertically of the uprightmembers 2, while the shifting of the supporting ring 10 of the hammockfrom one recess 9 to another in the plate 8 will adjust the hammocktoward or from said upright member. By combining these two adjustments Iam enabled to adjust the hammock to a much greater variety of positionsthan would be possible with but a single adjustment. 1 have shown thesupport provided at each end with the supporting means above described,but, ohviously, this could be employed at but one end of the hammock andthe other end could be provided with any desired supporting means, andthe hammock would still be capable of a wide range of adjustment.

A canopy or awning 13, preferably composed of suitable fabric extendsacross the ridge pole 5 and is secured thereto by any suitable means,such as the pins or studs 14 extending from the ridge pole and engagingapertures formed in the canopy 18. Rods 15 are secured near the edges ofthe canopy and extend substantially parallel with the ridge pole 5 andare secured near their ends to the outer ends of the arms 16 which arepivoted at their inner ends to the upright members 2, as shown at 17.The ridge pole 5 is provided with suitable guide plates 18 and 19 whichare preferably secured to the pole by means of bolts 20 and 21, theouter ends of which form the studs 14- which engage the apertures in thecanopy 13. Cords 22 extend through the guide plates 18 and 19 and aresecured at one end to the rods 15 of the canopy and are provided attheir other ends with suitable handles 23 which extend into a positionwithin easy reach of the occupant of the hannnock. By the manipulationof these cords the side bars 15 can be drawn upward to a position nearthe ridge pole 5, thereby folding the corresponding side of the canopy.The guide plate 15), which is preferably the one adjacent the rear endof the hammock, is provided with arms 24: forming cleats about which thecords 22 may be wrapped to hold the canopy in its adjusted position. Ifdesired, the ends of the t -shaped canopy may be closed by means ofsuitable flaps 25, which are substantially triangular in form, and isprovided in the angles thereof with suitable apertures adapted to engagethe studs 14: lying near the ends of the ridge pole 5 and thecorresponding ends of the rods 15, thus completely closing thecorresponding end of the canopy when the sides thereof are extended andfolding with the sides when the rod 15 is elevated and the canopyfolded.

From the foregoing description, the operation of the device will bereadily apparent and it will be further apparent that I have provided asupport which can be constructed at a relatively small cost and with asmall amount of labor, and, when so constructed, will be strong anddurable and will enable the hammock to be supported within the same inany desired position. Further, I have provided the support with anadjust able awning which is adapted to protect the same from the sun orrain coming from any angle.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to theexact details of construction shown and described, for obviousmodifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A support of the character described comprising a pair of verticalstandards, a ridge pole connecting the upper ends of said standards, asubstantially triangular base for each of said standards consisting of apair of diverging arms extending in a substantially horizontal plane andhaving their converging ends connected to said vertical standard, aseries of stops carried by one of said standards, a notched bar, a ringsecured to said bar and loosely surrounding said standard, whereby itmay be freely moved on said standard to engage any one of said stops, ahammock, a ring carried by one end of said hammock and adapted to engageany one of the notches in said bar, and means for connecting the otherend of said hammock to the other vertical standard.

2. A support of the character described comprising an upright member anda substantially triangular base therefor consisting of a pair ofdiverging arms having their converging ends connected to said uprightmember, each arm having its outer end in contact with the supportingsurface and having that portion intermediate the ends thereof raised outof contact with the supporting surface.

3. A support of the character described comprising an upright member anda substantially triangular base therefor comprising a threewayconnection at the base of said upright member, and arms secured in thehorizontal members of said three-way connection and extending atsubstantially right angles to said upright member, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER KING. Witnesses E. O. HAGAN,

EDWARD L. REED.

